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Extreme weather causing more fires, other disasters

Two of the nations 10 biggest wildfires in 2012 occurred in Oregon, topped by the U.S.A.s largest, the 557,600-acre Long Draw fire, according to a new report on climate change and weather-related disasters.

The report, In the Path of the Storm, was prepared by Environment America and released by its local affiliate, Environment Oregon.

The report tracks extreme weather-related disasters over the past six years around the country. It includes an interactive map of disasters believed traceable to extreme weather, including events in 18 Oregon counties.

Given that global warming will likely fuel even more extreme weather, we need to cut dangerous carbon pollution now, said Charlie Fisher, field organizer with Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center.